Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Rolling — applications accepted year-round
Tracked since
April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

Crisis Relief Grants

Overview: Emergency grants designed to help writers facing financial crises or urgent hardship situations.

Purpose: To provide financial assistance to writers experiencing unexpected hardship

Contact Information:

  • Phone: (212) 391-8384

  • Email: info@dgf.org

  • Application: Apply for Emergency Grants (via dgf.org)

  • Address: 520 8th Avenue, Suite 2401, New York, NY 10018
  • What The Dramatists Guild Fund Inc actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants

    The Dramatists Guild Fund Inc reported $26K in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2024, its most recent itemized filing.

    Grants in 2024
    2
    Total given
    $17K
    Median grant
    $8,500
    Range
    $7,000–$10K
    • By dollars: New York 100%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY.

    Example grants

    • Moongate Productions Inc · New York, NY

      Fiscal sponsorship: theater social service organization

      $10K

    • Untitled Musical Project Inc · New York, NY

      Musical theatre writers

      $7,000

    IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    theatercreative-writinghardship

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